Zinédine Zidane has never accustomed us to long tirades, to say the least.

Present for a few minutes in front of the press, Monday evening at the time of inaugurating his new wax statue at the Grévin museum in Paris, the former coach of Real Madrid split small formulas which will not fail to agitate the French media over the next few days.

After several questions around this statue, a journalist took the plunge to ask him if Zizou was missing the coach's suit.

“No, I'm not far, I'm still here.

We are waiting a little bit, "replied the 1998 Ballon d'Or. Relaunched on the timing of a return to a bench, Zinédine Zidane repeated with a broad smile "soon, soon" ... Without any transition, the media present continued on his expectations for the France team next month at the World Cup in Qatar.


“When you are blue, you are blue for life”

“I will support them fully, as usual, then slips ZZ.

When you are blue, you are blue for life.

I hope to see the France team go as far as possible.

“Before taking over from Didier Deschamps (out of contract after the World Cup) as coach, as it seems so written, right?

“I want to be coach of the Blues, of course, declared Zinédine Zidane to

L'Equipe

on June 23, the day of his 50th birthday.

I will be one day, I hope.

When ?

It's not up to me.

But I want to come full circle with the France team.

It's the pinnacle.

And so, as I experienced that and today I am a coach, the France team is firmly rooted in my head.

Four months later, this perspective is taking more and more shape.

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